jevansio Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Anyone watching that program on DMAX about the SAS, ever since I read Bravo Two Zero I have nothing but admiration for those guys, wish I was that tough & clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Yep they are the best elite force in the world. Even tho the americans think those delta boys are lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 The SBS are supposed to be pretty good too arent they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Beast Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 the SBS are the unsung hereos, they keep themselves to themselves and do a very professinal job. richie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I nearly fell over laughing in Game when I saw the back of the Call of Duty 4 box "Whos tougher, The US marines or the SAS?" (or words to that effect) Hmm let me think 1 unit lets anyone in who can make a mark on a line that resembles a signiture, the other is a 1/1000 chance of getting in and even then you got to have a stupidly long service record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradoopa Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 You can apply for active service within the SAS after 3 years of service, whether you get in is another matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 oh I thought it was 7 years or was that mi6... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Im not getting in to the my sf is better than your sf as they all have areas of specialism. They are certainly worthy of respect though. Getting through the physical stage of selection is hard enough, it is like P company in hell It takes a certain type of individual to make it through that to then be able to take in the massive amount of information that is then thrown at you everything from demolitions to jungle warfare. Although 3 years service is all thats required you really need to be a good basic soldier before applying. You need to do the basic soldiering very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Even tho the americans think those delta boys are lol thats not true, they all know the sas are the best, they praise them every chance they get and its only our sas boys who get medals from the yanks where the delta force dont its also why they called the sas in to rescue 2 delta guys who got stuck behind enemy lines i was on ranges once with the tanks and the sas had built a mock afghan village, we had 5 tanks, 3 tornados and 2 harriers fireing onto the village as they ran about doing an exercise nutters but great guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Read Bravo 2 Zero and thought it was great (lots of macho blood and guts etc) but then thought again when I re-read it some time later. In the first part of the book, it repeats over and over again that "planning is the key" etc and then they are dropped into the wrong bit of the desert and find lots of enemy that they didn't know was there ! Then most of them, one way or another get killed or caught ! Great book, but I don't think it was one of their finest hours. It may be an age related thing, the older I get the less I see the forces as hero types and the more i see them as a huge mixture of kids, not all of them in there for Queen & Country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl_S Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Anyone watching that program on DMAX about the SAS, ever since I read Bravo Two Zero I have nothing but admiration for those guys, wish I was that tough & clever. I read it an admired them too. A son of an SAS guy, said he wasnt too impressed with McNAb though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 thats not true, they all know the sas are the best, they praise them every chance they get and its only our sas boys who get medals from the yanks where the delta force dont its also why they called the sas in to rescue 2 delta guys who got stuck behind enemy lines i was on ranges once with the tanks and the sas had built a mock afghan village, we had 5 tanks, 3 tornados and 2 harriers fireing onto the village as they ran about doing an exercise nutters but great guys did you see them on ranges when they were testing those lazers? and they kept on calling the harrier in to drop bombs them were stood about 500m to where the bombs where landing, all the tanks had to go gun rear but i jumped into the commader seat and used the CPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I read it an admired them too. A son of an SAS guy, said he wasnt too impressed with McNAb though. all the guys who got out and write the books are not liked by any of the sas and are banned form hereford and no one talks to them and the book bravo two zero is fictional, there is no documented evidence on what happend out there did you see them on ranges when they were testing those lazers? and they kept on calling the harrier in to drop bombs them were stood about 500m to where the bombs where landing, all the tanks had to go gun rear but i jumped into the commader seat and used the CPS i missed that ranges wish i saw that too, the sas were down bovington the other month doing an exercise in sandhurst block befor ethe blew it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 they did what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 they did what yeah sandhurst block isnt there no more its a big pile of rubble at the moment, there building a new block there soon was good to see the sas training and the stuf they were doin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I nearly fell over laughing in Game when I saw the back of the Call of Duty 4 box "Whos tougher, The US marines or the SAS?" (or words to that effect) Weird that, I actually have bought the PC version of the game from New York shop, and it has nothing like that on the box. Odd that they'd put something like that on the UK versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I read it an admired them too. A son of an SAS guy, said he wasnt too impressed with McNAb though. Don't know much about the bloke but from what I heard he is much more of a writer than a soldier. He certainly likes to write in 1st person in a lot of this books and I often feel the author is egocentric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I have nothing but admiration for UK special forces, be it, SAS or SBS. The things these people can do just amaze me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Don't know much about the bloke but from what I heard he is much more of a writer than a soldier. He certainly likes to write in 1st person in a lot of this books and I often feel the author is egocentric. He's written a couple of brilliant books, but I agree. He is more of an author than a battle hardened vet. Still good though. My cousin is currently doing Singals training with the SAS at the moment and undertaking his jump course. I don't know if the Signals is a 'diluted' version of the SAS core though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 they were trying to get soldiers to join at that job fair i was at a week ago, it looks like a good way to get into the SF stream of life anyway well thats if your any good with bowman radios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I know this is a bit of a long trail but a one of the guys i work with has a mate who's dad was in the SAS. He said he had a quiet way about him and something that let you KNOW that he could kill you without breaking stride. He said it was strange, he got the impression that even if he did have to kill/hurt someone for whatever reason he wouldn't even think twice about it and that the reasons for killing/hurting would be a lot less than our reasons. The trials to get into the SAS are unbelievable, so much so its hard to find out much about them. I've heard lots of horror stories but i think they are sworn to secrecy. Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Mac Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 My cousin is currently doing Singals training with the SAS at the moment and undertaking his jump course. I don't know if the Signals is a 'diluted' version of the SAS core though? Yes it is - The SFC (Special Forces Communicator) specialisation provides Sigs support to all of UK Special Forces (SAS, SBS and SRR). They have to complete the initial 'Hills' phase of SF selection to continue to their specialist training, which isn't too much fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I don't know if the Signals is a 'diluted' version of the SAS core though? no its not diluted as such, they just dont go through the whole training but its still bloody tough was looking into this a while ago but thought fcuk that lol The trials to get into the SAS are unbelievable, so much so its hard to find out much about them. I've heard lots of horror stories but i think they are sworn to secrecy. Scott =op what do you wana know bout the trials? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Yes it is - The SFC (Special Forces Communicator) specialisation provides sigs support to all of UK Special Forces (SAS, SBS and SRR). They have to complete the initial 'Hills' phase of SF selection to continue to their specialist training, which isn't too much fun! Ah, thanks for that. He's doing well considering he's been in the Army 3 years now I think and hasn't been to Iraq or Afghan yet! Don't know how he's managed to get out of an Op to date. no its not diluted as such, they just dont go through the whole training but its still bloody tough was looking into this a while ago but thought fcuk that lol Cheers. He said it's been a hard slog, he was in Brecons about 2 months back doing typical 20mile tabs in the cold apparently He is a bit of a show-off, but I suppose he deserves some credit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 no its not diluted as such, they just dont go through the whole training but its still bloody tough was looking into this a while ago but thought fcuk that lol what do you wana know bout the trials? lol Were you in the SAS? Just heard about starvation, lots of deprivation (of just about everything), beatings, psychological torture, physical torture, etc etc etc. Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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